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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Telephone Operators in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $14.31 $16.26 $18.31 $23.36 $28.48
      Yearly $29,770 $33,820 $38,080 $48,590 $59,230
      California Hourly $21.19 $23.00 $26.51 $33.10 $34.24
      Yearly $44,070 $47,840 $55,140 $68,860 $71,220
      Hawaii Hourly $23.82 $23.82 $24.38 $25.47 $30.17
      Yearly $49,540 $49,550 $50,710 $52,980 $62,760
      New York Hourly $18.07 $22.18 $24.04 $26.58 $38.11
      Yearly $37,580 $46,140 $49,990 $55,290 $79,260
      Washington Hourly $23.39 $23.96 $23.99 $23.99 $25.96
      Yearly $48,660 $49,830 $49,890 $49,890 $54,000
      Missouri Hourly $16.72 $19.50 $21.93 $23.08 $25.89
      Yearly $34,780 $40,560 $45,610 $48,000 $53,850
      District of Columbia Hourly $16.36 $18.76 $21.85 $23.94 $25.99
      Yearly $34,030 $39,020 $45,460 $49,800 $54,060
      Illinois Hourly $18.17 $18.18 $21.19 $21.19 $22.52
      Yearly $37,790 $37,810 $44,070 $44,080 $46,830
      New Jersey Hourly $14.49 $17.56 $19.71 $23.60 $31.60
      Yearly $30,150 $36,530 $41,000 $49,090 $65,730
      Maryland Hourly $16.75 $18.01 $19.10 $21.88 $24.41
      Yearly $34,840 $37,460 $39,730 $45,510 $50,780
      Connecticut Hourly $17.36 $17.56 $19.07 $21.96 $23.35
      Yearly $36,100 $36,520 $39,670 $45,680 $48,570
      Nevada Hourly $13.70 $14.56 $18.41 $23.36 $23.36
      Yearly $28,490 $30,280 $38,300 $48,590 $48,590
      Michigan Hourly $14.69 $16.60 $17.96 $18.39 $18.40
      Yearly $30,560 $34,530 $37,360 $38,250 $38,260
      Georgia Hourly $13.37 $15.08 $17.52 $19.64 $22.32
      Yearly $27,800 $31,360 $36,440 $40,850 $46,420
      Ohio Hourly $13.24 $15.93 $17.49 $18.53 $19.23
      Yearly $27,550 $33,130 $36,390 $38,540 $39,990
      South Carolina Hourly $14.18 $15.75 $17.42 $23.83 $23.83
      Yearly $29,490 $32,760 $36,240 $49,560 $49,560
      Kentucky Hourly $15.32 $16.60 $17.39 $18.63 $18.63
      Yearly $31,860 $34,520 $36,170 $38,760 $38,760
      Wisconsin Hourly $10.64 $17.22 $17.22 $18.57 $22.05
      Yearly $22,130 $35,810 $35,810 $38,630 $45,860
      Pennsylvania Hourly $13.36 $14.35 $16.65 $18.07 $21.83
      Yearly $27,780 $29,840 $34,640 $37,580 $45,410
      Texas Hourly $14.94 $15.97 $16.22 $16.46 $17.73
      Yearly $31,070 $33,220 $33,740 $34,240 $36,880
      Oklahoma Hourly $14.06 $14.54 $15.17 $18.34 $21.58
      Yearly $29,240 $30,230 $31,560 $38,150 $44,880
      Mississippi Hourly $12.81 $13.59 $13.83 $14.75 $17.27
      Yearly $26,630 $28,260 $28,770 $30,680 $35,910
      Louisiana Hourly $10.97 $11.49 $12.34 $12.96 $14.94
      Yearly $22,810 $23,900 $25,670 $26,960 $31,070
      Puerto Rico Hourly $8.66 $8.66 $9.25 $12.55 $14.59
      Yearly $18,010 $18,010 $19,240 $26,100 $30,350
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